Monday, October 29, 2012

Long Island Medium

       I am fascinated by mediums. A medium is someone who communicates with people who have passed away. I would like to go to a medium. The idea of writing about mediums came to me after watching the show, Long Island Medium. The show is about a woman from Hicksville, NY who can communicate with the deceased. There are many people who are skeptics and do not believe that she is for real. However, I believe she can truly communicate with people who have passed away. There are countless things that she tells people that no one besides the person who passed away would know.
       Most of the time, people see mediums because they have unanswered questions or they would like to have closure. I would love for my grandpa to see the Long Island Medium. My grandmother passed away about five years ago and ever since my grandpa has had no desire to live. He feels incomplete without my grandma and would do anything to be with her again. I would love for my grandpa to have some closure and be able to hear words from my grandma. I feel as though my grandma's messages would give my grandpa comfort and maybe he would be more at peace with my grandmother's passing. I think it would greatly help my grandpa if he was able to talk with the Long Island Medium.

Vocabulary Words:
1.Fascinated
2. Medium
3. Deceased
4. Skeptic
5. Closure
6. Desire

Definitions:
1. Fascinated: to be interested or to have curiosity about something
2. Medium: a person who relays messages from people who have passed away to the living
3. Deceased: no longer living, dead
4. Skeptic: a person who doubts something, they have questions about how real something is
5. Closure: bringing to an end
6. Desire: to want

Vocabulary Cloze Exercise:
CLOSUREYLP
KTTHELKNMO
USKEPTICCB
DETANICSAF
VDVFDOPDOB
DECEASEDFR
PLFTVSPWPX
KQGAIBZCTM
OQDRPZKFSO
GNEMEDIUMW
FASCINATED
MEDIUM
DECEASED
SKEPTIC
CLOSURE
DESIRE
 
Grammar Point: Prepositions
A preposition describes a relationship between other words in a sentence. A preposition usually indicates place, time, and movement in the sentence. For example, in the sentence The book is on the table. On is the preposition and it lets the reader know where the book is. In the sentence, She read the book during class. During is the preposition and lets the reader know when the girl read the book. In the sentence, We're moving toward the door. Toward is the preposition and it expresses movement.

Click here for a list of prepositions
 
Grammar Activity
Students will receive a worksheet in which there is a list of the following prepositions: under, on, next to, behind, in front of, and in. Then, there will be a picture of a dog on a table and the student needs to fill in the following sentence with the correct preposition: The dog is _________ the table. Then, there is a picture of a dog in a box and the student needs to fill in the following sentence with the correct preposition: The dog is ____________ the box. There are four other pictures and the student needs to fill in the following sentence with the correct preposition: The dog is __________ the table. The student fills in the sentences depending on where the dog is in the picture in relation to the table. Below is a link to the worksheet:
http://www.eslkidslab.com/worksheets/set3/home/prepositionsheet.pdf 

2 comments:

  1. Excellent entry! I really like your exercises and vocabulary.

    As for the medium, my neighbor has a friend who grew up with her. He says she is not for real.
    But you must judge for yourself.

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  2. I too am a firm believer in Mediums. I went to see John Edwards a few times. I never had him come over to me, but I do believe in him. I am on his waiting list for a private reading. I would give anything to hear from my dad. I do not believe in all mediums however, John Edwards I do and I am going to see another medium called Robert E. Hansen in January. I have heard a lot about Robert E. Hansen and I am hoping he is the real deal. I also think Therese Caputo, from the television series “Long Island Medium,” is the real deal. She is coming to Westbury at the end of December in the Westbury Theater. I am still debating on seeing her. I believe that everyone has the “sixth sense” however, not all of us have the gift of being aware of it. I am sure everyone in their life has experienced some sort of “sixth sense” activity and for that I am believer in mediums. I understand completely how your grandpa feels after losing your grandma because I see it first hand with my mother after losing my dad. Getting a message from the other side, from my dad, can give my mother the comfort she needs and been looking for in the past five years.

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